Galloping to Rio

The project Galloping to Rio de Janeiro gave Yana Shanikova - a representative of a circus horsemen dynasty - an option to consult the project participants. Those who got interested in that cooperation received a few tips on how they could present their final event.

Last weekend, Maria Golubkina, a participant of the project Galloping to Rio de Janeiro, came to train at the Equestrian Club Novy Vek for her final event - a pair dance performed by the stars together with professional athletes, including those who will represent our country at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.

The project Galloping to Rio de Janeiro visited the Soviet athlete Nina Gromova. This year, Nina Georgiyevna turns 91 years. Her house reminds one of a museum full of love for horses and equestrian sports.

In the new issue of Equestrian Sports Project. Galloping to Rio de Janeiro - a story about the Museum of Horse Breeding of K. A. Timiryazev Moscow Agricultural Academy which houses hundreds of interesting exhibits. For example, the saddle for an Arab steed, a gift of Moammar Gadhafi.

The project participants supported the russian youth and juniors at the European championship

29.07.2013

A participant of the project Galloping to Rio de Janeiro, an actress Anastasiya Makeeva, arrived in the French city of Compiegne to support our youth and juniors during the European Championship in dressage. The tournament turned out to be difficult. The German athletes won. The event program consisted of 20 elements of dressage.

Participants of the project Galloping to Rio de Janeiro remember what was the most complex in the course of training and how they were preparing for competitions. The brightest moments, memories and emotions of the second competition of the project.

Alexander Nosik is the winner of the second competitions of equestrian sports project. Galloping to Rio de Janeiro - he talks about his relation to the equestrian sports and winning: “When training, I often smile to what I feel when working with a large animal.

Fancy riding is one of the most spectacular types of the equestrian sports. Every element has its own history and purpose in battle. Today, the masters of the Kremlin Horse Riding School show these elements in their stunts continuing the tradition of military art.

The new issue of Galloping to Rio de Janeiro tells about teaching children the basics of riding. Little riders usually get into the saddle starting at four - already at this age a child begins to develop athletic character.

Our project focuses on the dressage but today we'll make an exception and show you a story about show jumping. This type of the equestrian sport values not the beauty of riding but technical and flawless performance of jumps.

Before you start doing horseback riding, you have to thoroughly prepare for it. Dressage requires carefully selected outfit for both a rider and a horse. An athlete's equipment makes the ride safer, more effective and comfortable. “The first thing is to buy breeches”, says the master of sports, a trainer on the project Galloping to Rio de Janeiro Marina Aframeeva. “The next step is to wear a helmet. It is important for an athlete in terms of security”.

The participants of the project Galloping to Rio de Janeiro studied the elaborate scheme of riding and last weekend presented their results to the strict judges. Zhanna Odintsova, a public sector official, performed first on Gvido. In March, during the first competitions, Odintsova showed a beautiful seat and a good overall management of the horse.

The former governor of California an actor Arnold Schwarzenegger keeps on amazing his fans. So the day before there appeared a video where Schwarzenegger rides deftly on a toy horse.

On the threshold of Christmas there was raised an unusual monument in Germany. A huge rocking horse is placed in a small town on the southeast of Berlin. Everybody has a chance to mount on it but it demands of some efforts.